Cord wood wanted

[The kernel]

Hi. This is my first post on arb talk, so we'll see how it goes.

I,m quite often running out of different parts of wales with a artic wagon empty, it isn't pinned yet and doesn't have a crane. Just looking for someone that could put some sort of a load on this then i will strap it down with chains, but need to find some forestry contractors I could load from thanks. I see nothing but timber coming out of wales but havnt find the sources yet. Any help much appreciated. Thanks.

[doobin]

By the time you've broken the mudguards and lights loading it without pins, and then your legs trying to strap down an unstable load when a log falls off on you, you'll wish you hadn't bothered. Especially as you'll only get 25% of payload on if lucky. Add the VOSA fines to that and you'd be much better off finding some pallets.

 

No forestry contractor is going to want to piss around loading a rig like that anyway. Double the time and hassle for a quarter of the product shifted.

 

Get some pins on and it could work for you. There's an outfit from Wales (I think) that run fertiliser down the Sussex and then put pins on and take Sussex timber somewhere else.

 

What about the end product? Are there any mills in Wales?

Edited December 31, 2014 by doobin

[Mortimer Firewood]

No pins no go. Simple to get pins sorted though I'll think you will be surprised at how cheep some of the timber lorries are on price.

Disadvantage for yourself is no weigher on lorry.

[treequip]

As others have said, no one is going to entertain you without pins and without the ability to self load and tip, you are on a hiding to nothing.

 

A lot timber comes from roadside and the truck loads itself and tips itself at the delivery point. Yard to yard with loading facilities for a flat is scarce work.

[Mortimer Firewood]

As others have said, no one is going to entertain you without pins and without the ability to self load and tip, you are on a hiding to nothing.

 

A lot timber comes from roadside and the truck loads itself and tips itself at the delivery point. Yard to yard with loading facilities for a flat is scarce work.

 

To be honest there are a lot if flats running with no crane loaded one end with forwarder unloaded with tele. Price is reduced by 25% as the bio market becomes stronger it's becoming the norm with contractors having dedicated machines to load

[farmboy3]

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[Wood wasp]

link up with timber haulier to see if opportunity to run in tandem with him. You'll need pins but he'll have the contracts and will load you also

 

Edit: I don't know the haulage contractors down there but chances are Euroforest, Tilhill, FC (or whatever called in Wales) can point you in right direction. When speaking to these people it's the harvesting dept you want to speak with. And always remember - Google is your friend!

 

Edit 2: you need to know how to handle your lorry and have right attitude when going into the woods, if you can't turn in tight spaces and know how to avoid getting stuck on poor quality roads then chances are it's not for you.

Edited December 31, 2014 by Wood wasp

[slack ma girdle]

Which part of Wales are you covering ?

[The kernel]

I'm in south west wales quite often, mid wales pretty regular and I also come out of Anglesey quite a bit too. I take straw to all these places, running back empty a lot of the time. Just in the process of changing my o licence from a restricted one to a full one.

[kindlett]

A friend of mine has a timber haulage business .ill have a word with him he has subcontractors working for him ,if he he is interested ill p.m. you his number .